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Fossil feathers preserved inside dinosaur poop could help explain why some birds survived the dinosaur mass extinction

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Sep 10, 2026

Fossil feathers preserved inside dinosaur poop could help explain why some birds survived the dinosaur mass extinction

Birds and dinosaurs share physical traits - some dinosaurs even had feathers. But while these dinosaurs are thought to have had "fuzzy" or "downy" feathers (shown in this illustrat…

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Fossil feathers preserved inside dinosaur poop could help explain why some birds survived the dinosaur mass extinction

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